Small-group field expeditions led by working orchid biologists. Veracruz and Oaxaca, in the heart of the Mexican orchid season.
A working scientific expedition for orchid enthusiasts and naturalists. Not a luxury tour. We move between cloud forest, oak-pine and tropical sites in the company of biologists who know each location intimately. You see orchids in habitat — many of them species you cannot see anywhere else.
Group size is capped at six participants. The pace is moderate, the days are long, and the rewards are substantial.
Group meets in Puebla. Transfer to Xalapa, Veracruz.
Three days at our reserve in Ixhuacán de los Reyes. Field work, monitoring, and photography in primary cloud forest.
Day excursion to a remnant cloud forest site rich in Encyclia and Prosthechea.
High-elevation slipper orchid sites. Cypripedium in habitat.
Translocation between regions. Evening arrival in the Mixteca.
Two days in the high Mixteca, with terrestrial orchids in pine-oak forest.
Long transfer day. Evening in Puebla.
Morning departures from Puebla.
Indicative range, USD $3,200–$3,500 per participant — based on shared accommodation, twin occupancy. Single supplement available. Discounted rates for participants who can use accommodation only (no kitchen / restaurant package).
A portion of every booking directly funds Orchidarc's conservation work in Mexico.
Tours are arranged individually. To enquire about availability, group composition or a custom itinerary, write to andresr@orchidarc.org.